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MS HC73
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Failed
3/6/2012
Primary Sponsor
Henry Zuber
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 59 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to change the procedure for reading bills in full before final passage votes
- Replaces the current rule allowing any one member to demand a bill be read with a requirement that a motion be adopted by majority vote of members present and voting
- Applies to bills in both houses of the legislature during the three required readings on different days
- Scheduled for voter approval on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2012
- Requires submission to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Legislative Description
Constitution; revise provision allowing for a bill to be read in full immediately before the vote on its final passage.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/6/2012
Full Bill Text
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